WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court often resembles a feuding family where the same heated arguments go on for years. The justices disagree over race, religion, abortion, guns and the environment, and more recently, presidential power and LGBTQ+ rights. And while they try to maintain a cordial working relationship, they don’t claim to be good friends. “We…
BEIRUT — Confusion reigned on Monday over the fate of a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran after a wave of fresh strikes on the United Arab Emirates and Oman, along with reports of attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, undermined confidence in the truce. The drone and missile strikes, the first since…
Rudolph W. Giuliani has been hospitalized in critical but stable condition, his spokesperson said Sunday. “We do ask that you join us in prayer for America’s Mayor,” Ted Goodman, a spokesperson for the 81-year-old former New York City mayor, said in a statement. “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his…
Before authorities charged him with attempting to assassinate President Trump and top administration officials in a brazen attack at the Washington Hilton, Cole Tomas Allen lived what those who knew him described as a quiet, simple existence. He worked as a tutor and enjoyed video games, manga and riding his blue scooter. Acquaintances said Allen…
Cole Tomas Allen, the 31-year-old Torrance man charged with trying to kill President Trump at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner, will remain in federal jail pending trial. Allen agreed to his ongoing detention during a brief hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. “He’s conceding detention at this time,” one of…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative majority sounded ready Wednesday to rule that the Trump administration may end the temporary protection that has been granted to more than 1.3 million immigrants from troubled countries. Congress in 1990 authorized Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for noncitizens who could not safely return home because their native country was wracked…
According to Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche and other top Trump administration officials, U.S. Secret Service agents did a fine job protecting President Trump and much of his Cabinet from the gunman who barged into the White House Correspondents’ Assn. dinner Saturday intent on killing them. “That horrible act was stopped because of the courage…
WASHINGTON — In the span of 10 days, the nation’s capital saw a cascade of ethical scandals that cut across party lines and branches of government, raising fresh doubts about whether Washington is capable of holding itself accountable. Three members of Congress — two Democrats and a Republican — resigned within days of one another as they…
The future of the National Science Foundation is in question after a slew of scientists who serve on the National Science Board, an independent body that promotes the progress of American science and provides advice to the U.S. president and Congress, were abruptly dismissed from their positions Friday by the White House. All 22 current…
WASHINGTON — King Charles III will address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, becoming the second British monarch in history to do so as the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of its independence from England. The king’s address, the centerpiece of a four-day state visit, comes at a moment of unusual strain between Washington and…